Also finishing first for the Banks boys were Devin King (52.0 in the 400), Jake Sandhagen (43-0 in the shot put), Garrett Markham (151-9 in the javelin) and Keenan Marston (5-8 in the high jump).

For the girls, Maddison King (13.42 in the 100), Maddy Standley (2:42.38 in the 800), Annie Victor (33-5 in the shot put, 117-6.5 in the discus) and Amy Hilger (5-2 in the high jump) earned top finishes. The 4x400 relay team of Jaime Evers, Kayla Schnaubelt, McKenzie Perry and Morgan Nelson also won with a time of 4:36.27.

The week's main event is Saturday's Banks Invitational, which Frank started in 1982 as a way to prepare his athletes for the bright lights they'll face later in the season. This year, Banks will host participants from 18 schools.

"It's a chance for us to really kind of see where we're at," Frank said. "We enforce the rules just like at district. I tell the kids, 'Any time we can put you in a pressure situation, it makes you stronger.'

"Then, when they get to district and state, they say, 'Hey, I can do this; I've done it before.' "